Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #219941720001

Roof Bolter

June 13, 1994 at 10:45 PM
Chetopa · Surface · Coal
Jefferson County, AL
Classification MACHINERY
Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Investigator narrative
AT APPROX. 10:40 THEY WERE COMPLETING PINNING AND INSTALLING LINE CURTAIN IN THE FACE OF #3 RIGHT ENTRY. I.NAME WAS PUSHING UP LOOSE COAL WITH DIESEL SCOOP IN THE FACE OF #4 RIGHT ENTRY. ON CO MPLETING PUSHING UP IN #4 RIGHT, I.NAME BACKED HIS SCOOP UP TO THE OUTBY CROSSCUT IN #3 AND #4 AND TRAMMED ACROSS TO THE #2 RT OPEN LAST CROSS CUT. HE TRAMMED HIS SCOOP INTO THE SAME CROSSCUT
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Set Or Remove Brattice
Subunit / location
UNDERGROUND
Underground location
INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT
Accident type
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury
UNDERGRD MINING MACHINES
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part affected
LEG, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience
21 years
Experience at this mine
4 years
Experience in this job
2 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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